City of Hale Center issues boil water advisory

Repairs to a water main in Hale Center over night prompted the advisory

Posted: February 15, 2013 - 5:38pm

Hale Center under boil water advisory

Hale Center is under a boil water advisory until further notice.

The advisory comes after a water main was broken by a contractor working for NTS. The city has submitted water samples to a lab in Lubbock for testing and expects results back as soon as Saturday.

The water main has been repaired by city crews, but they had to briefly shut down the water system to finish repairs. Joshua Jones, Hale Center city manager, explained it is the drop in water pressure after the system was shut down which triggered the boil water advisory.

“If the water pressure gets too low there is a chance something could get into the system,” Jones said.

Residents can clean, take baths and showers or do laundry without boiling the water. If they are going to cook with or drink the water it needs to be boiled for at least two minutes, Jones said.

The break in the water main was at the bottom of the line, a location Jones said decreases the odds something could have gotten into the line.

“The probabilities anything got into the line are really slim,” Jones said.

The break occurred in the middle of the night, and the city crew worked for hours trying to repair the damage without shutting the system down, Jones explained. Information about the advisory can be found on the city’s Facebook page or the city’s website at www.cityofhalecenter.com.